January 10, 2012

International Conference on efficient alliance for commercializing upstream inventions with a focus on co-inventions and co-ownership 2006.12.11

International Conference on efficient alliance for commercializing upstream inventions with
a focus on co-inventions and co-ownership
This conference, supported by the JPO, aims at analyzing the efficient contract and
institutional design for developing and commercializing upstream inventions. One focal
issue is co-ownership of an invention. The conference covers three topics:
(1) Empirical analysis of ownership and inventor structure of upstream inventions, and of
the alliance contracts for their development and use.
(2) A global picture of strategic alliances and lessons from the US experiences
(3) Efficient contract and institutional design for commercialization of upstream inventions

Session I: Empirical analysis of ownership and inventor structure of upstream inventions,
and of the alliance contracts for their development and use
Chair: Hiroyuki Odagiri, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi
University

10:30 An analysis of industry-academia collaborations and intellectual property
management practices based on a new survey
Tomohiro Ijichi, Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University

11:30 Characteristics of Ex-ante Research Contracts between University and the US
Life Science Industry
Kenta Nakamura, Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Discussant Sean O'Connor, Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Law, and
Associate Director, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property

12:10 Lunch
Session II: A global picture of strategic alliances and lessons from the US experiences
Chair: Reiko Aoki, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

14:00 Patent Protection Scope for Upstream Inventions: Role of Patents in
Development of Strategic Alliances
Toshiko Takenaka, Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law, and the Director, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property
Discussant Mayumi Saito, Principal Examiner, Biotechnology Division/Examination Research
Office, Japan Patent Office

15:00 Issues in U.S. Tech Transfer Licenses, IPR Allocation, and Commercialization
Sean O'Connor, Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law, and Associate Director, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual
Property
Discussant Hideo Owan, Professor, Graduate School of International Management, Aoyama
Gakuin Unviersity

17:10 to 18:00 An analysis of legal rules on co-inventorship and co-ownership, and its
implications
Masabumi Suzuki , Professor, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University
Discussant Ryuta Hirashima, Associate Professor of Law, University of Tsukuba